Madras High CourtCRL OP(MD)/7789/2018ordered

P.Veerapandi v. The Insepctor Of Police

2018-05-16Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Wednesday, the Sixteenth day of May Two Thousand Eighteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice M.S.RAMESH CRL OP(MD) No.7789 of 2018 1 P.VEERAPANDI 2 V.PANDIAN 3 P.KATCHAMMAL ... PETITIONERS/ ACCUSED (RANK NOT KNOWN) Vs STATE REP.BY THE INSEPCTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SAMAYANALLUR, MADURAI DISTRICT.

CRIME NO.NOT KNOWN OF 2018 ... RESPONDENT / COMPLAINANT For Petitioners: M/S.P.SARAVANA KUMAR Advocate For Respondent : M/S.A.P.G.OHM CHAIRMA PRABHU, Govt. Advocate ( Crl. Side) PETITION FOR ANTICIPATORY BAIL Under Sec. 438 Cr.P.C. ORDER : The Court Made the following order :- The petitioners apprehend arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the alleged offence punishable under Section 498-A of IPC, and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, in Crime No.Not Known of 2018, on the file of the respondent police and hence, he seeks anticipatory bail.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners are innocent persons and they have been falsely implicated in this case and hence, he prays for anticipatory bail.

3. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal side) would submit that on the basis of the complaint given by the de-facto complainant, only petition enquiry is pending against the petitioners.

4. Considering the submission made by the learned Government Advocate (Criminal side), I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. However, I am inclined to give a direction to the respondent not to harass the petitioners under the guise of petition enquiry. The respondent is directed to follow the dictum laid down in D.K.Basu Vs. State of West Bengal reported in AIR (1997) SC 610.

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5. With the above direction, this Criminal Original petition is ordered.

sd/- 16/05/2018 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023.

TO 1 THE INSEPCTOR OF POLICE ALL WOMEN POLICE STATION, SAMAYANALLUR, MADURAI DISTRICT.

2 THE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI.

+1. CC to M/S.L.PRABHU, Advocate SR.No.8603

ORDER

IN CRL OP(MD) No.7789 of 2018 Date :16/05/2018 MS/PN/RNB/17.05.2018/2P.4C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/